Introduction to Battledome by Smogoon

[21:08:48] Smogoon: you're performer, hp is 80
[21:09:26] Stir: Performer, 80
[21:09:28] Stir: oh
[21:09:31] Stir: lmao
[21:09:35] Smogoon: lmao
[21:09:42] Stir: was looking for link just found it
[21:30:51] Stir: so.
[21:30:52] Stir: many,
[21:30:54] Stir: links,
[21:30:57] Smogoon: lmao
[21:31:04] Smogoon: i have ~4 BD only links open a day
[21:31:26] Stir: I have 6 links open, and then 2 ssb open
[22:14:29] Stir: Vulc said I could 'level up' how does that work
[22:19:34] Smogoon: ask an auth to level you up
[22:19:41] Smogoon: at the cost of exp obv
[22:20:07] Stir: oh x:
[22:25:10] Smogoon: PM Galom
[22:25:13] Smogoon: you can get to..
[22:25:23] Smogoon: level 5 w/ 10 exp
[22:25:24] Smogoon: :D
[22:25:28] Stir: oo
[22:25:29] Stir: oo
[22:31:51] Smogoon: lemme explain basics of BD
[22:32:03] Stir: galom leveled me up o;
[22:32:20] Stir: and please explain that'd be great :O
[22:32:29] Smogoon: so, in battles, you can use abilities to either damage your opponent, or, in your case, help your teammates
[22:33:29] Smogoon: Examples of abilities are (for you): basic attack, which does 1-5 damage
[22:33:53] Smogoon: and Melody, which can reduce damage taken by teammates
[22:34:00] Smogoon: when using abilities, do:
[22:34:22] Smogoon: /me (ability name), (any additional information)
[22:34:26] Smogoon: example:
[22:34:48] Smogoon: for my mage class, I'd use:
[22:35:19] Smogoon: /me Arcane Blast 9 ability bonus (or ab for short), 22 (my current NRG) > 14 (my NRG after using it)
[22:35:47] Stir: oh that's what that is
[22:35:52] Stir: the number>number
[22:35:56] Smogoon: mhm
[22:35:57] Stir: kk continue o;
[22:37:04] Smogoon: so, for Melody you'd use
[22:37:43] Smogoon: /me melody (target), 4ab, 18>13
[22:39:02] Smogoon: if you'd want to use your basic attack, you'd use /me basic attack (or batk) 5
[22:40:12] Smogoon: :p
[22:40:31] Smogoon: okay, next thing.. hm
[22:40:36] Smogoon: buying abilities is important
[22:41:12] Smogoon: so, when you meet the requirements (each ability has different requirements), you can PM a roomauth to buy it
[22:41:39] Smogoon: it'll cost exp points so make sure you have them (ie, you can't buy an ability worth 12 exp if you only have 11, you can't level down)
[22:42:09] Stir: ok e.e
[22:42:28] Stir: so this is really simple
[22:42:33] Smogoon: ehh
[22:42:36] Smogoon: sorta
[22:42:41] Stir: imean like simpler than I thought
[22:42:45] Smogoon: yeah rof
[22:42:57] Smogoon: it's complicated when you don't have anyone explaining it to you
[22:43:03] Smogoon: (ie me, I had Lucy ._.)
[22:43:17] Smogoon: anyway
[22:43:20] Smogoon: you can buy stuff (mainly weapons) with gold
[22:44:22] Smogoon: you can buy any weapon as long as you meet the stat requirements, no matter what the weapon is meant to be used by (ie, me, a monk, can buy a long bow from the hunter class if I have the stats required)
[22:45:00] Smogoon: which leads me to the next thing
[22:45:03] Smogoon: weapons!
[22:45:14] Smogoon: There are tons of different weapons
[22:45:21] Smogoon: each having their own niches'
[22:46:18] Smogoon: some give higher basic attacks, others allow you to buy better abilities
[22:47:19] Smogoon: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x-qiSCRaKbB6Rgn2gSu69Fm2Roex7LdI_vIcUQ-rl1g/edit#gid=0
[22:50:35] Smogoon: most non-basic weapons are ~65 gold
[22:51:08] Smogoon: oh
[22:51:10] Smogoon: and
[22:51:20] Smogoon: you can upgrade your weapon a specific path
[22:51:35] Smogoon: on a*
[22:51:38] Smogoon: using materials
[22:51:55] Smogoon: (ores, crystals, gems) as long as it can be upgraded on that path
[22:52:34] Smogoon: ie, I can upgrade my Pole (yes i'm a stripper) on the Venus path, but not on a Neptune path'
[22:52:41] Stir: oh..
[22:52:43] Smogoon: each path has different effects
[22:52:44] • Stir pets goon
[22:52:47] Stir: I'm jealous
[22:53:14] Smogoon: make sure you pay attention to which path is better on the weapon you're upgrading
[22:53:59] Smogoon: now for the most expensive part of battledome
[22:54:06] Smogoon: the Ring Synthesis
[22:54:24] Smogoon: with it, you can create rings that have different abilities
[22:54:47] Smogoon: to create a ring
[22:55:52] Smogoon: you must put in the specific recipe for it
[22:55:58] Smogoon: (ask around for recipes)
[22:57:21] Smogoon: rings are most expensive because instead of costing gold like normal people, BD decided to make them cost exp
[22:57:36] Smogoon: the max is a gem tier ring, which costs 24 exp
[22:59:21] Smogoon: i can give you recipes if you want to, but the ones i have are useless for perfs